Some of the partners of this project met in the study visit “Home” this was a project aimed at establishing a partnership between youth NGOs in different regions working with ethnic and social minority groups (including refugees). So, as a follow-up, we discussed the possibility of a partnership to develop a strategic direction for uniting minority youth action in Europe and minority culture recognition and dissemination activities. During SV, the partners identified a need to know better the countrys' policies and actions toward the ethnic minority groups that don't have a kin-state (like Yezidies, Assyrians, Udi, Sami), for being able to develop a further project that will be more need orientated and will bring benefits to NGOs working both minorities/majorities. Based on this need was proposed an LTTC “Participation and citizenship" that aims to promote, support minority young people in diversity promotion activities, strengthen their presence in European programs, and train them to promote their cultural values, as well as the values of the European citizenship in their groups. Citizenship based on rights: civic, political and social. Taking a broad understanding of citizenship implies acknowledging an individual’s personal development and a society’s interior development. An individual and society engage differently with 4 dimensions of citizenship – social/ economic/cultural/political – depending on the way of thinking that is most influential for them at a certain time. Working with citizenship with young people also implies paying attention to the personal development of the individuals and the underlying group development in society. An understanding of these states and dynamics enables youth workers to work with 4 dimensions in such a way as to be able to meet the needs of young people in their specific context. Based on this need were developed the following objectives: - To raise the quality of education for citizenship and improve active participation of young people in European youth work; - To bring the concept of European Citizenship closer to the spaces that youth work offers for young people to learn to be part of society and to update them with relevant information and know-how for youth workers and educators. - To discuss and to underline the role of the NGOs and young people on the process of active participation, consolidation and effective citizenship; -To promote partnerships between the different actors involved in education for citizenship and work out a framework of concepts for education for citizenship together with terminology and to identify skills required for democratic practices in European youth work. -To raise awareness about the ethnic minorities that don't have their independent states in the frame of the collective dimension of citizenship; -To develop a set of guidelines describing the basic skills required for effective citizenship, translation and dissemination of them in 10 involved countries; - To highlight the role of Erasmus + and the Youthpass in the process of education for citizenship; - To explore European values and good practices as a common base for future cooperation between NGOs of Caucasus and EU. LINK TO THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ERASMUS + The project meets the objectives and priorities of the Erasmus+ in the following way: Fosters mutual understanding between young people in different countries; The project fosters mutual understanding between young people in different countries between the Caucasus and the EU as the main theme of the project is HR and ICL. The project involved ethnic/cultural/confessional minorities from 10 countries. ISSUES SEEKING TO ADDRESS The project allowed the participants to learn about youth work reality in Armenia and Luxembourg. As a result, the projects developed at the end of the project correspond to the needs of the young people both in the Caucasus and in the EU states. The activity also provided space for sharing already existing good practices and methods used in minority and HR related projects. These all contributed to the development of the quality of support systems for youth activities and the capabilities of civil society organizations in the youth field. Participation of young people in the project is developed with and by minority young people. Cultural Diversity - Each country is represented by several cultures, so the group of the participants was highly diverse and unique. Inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities - involved minorities predominantly live in isolated rural arias and have a lack of access to information and opportunities.